Rio Tinto Moves In on Ivanhoe, Oyu Tolgoi

By

Robb M. Stewart

Jan. 27, 2012 1:43 p.m. ET

MELBOURNE, Australia—Rio Tinto PLC expects to make management changes at Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. after grabbing majority control of the Canadian mining company, and may seek direct ownership in the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-and-gold project in Mongolia.

The Anglo-Australian mining company said in a U.S. regulatory filing Thursday that it doesn't currently have any plans to shake up Ivanhoe, though it anticipates replacing some managers...